Senior Target Systems Engineering Specialist
Senior Target Systems Engineering Specialist
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Job Description
Our mission is to serve as Canadas particle accelerator centre. We advance isotope science and technology both fundamental and applied. We collaborate across communities and disciplines from nuclear and particle physics to the life and material sciences. We discover and innovate inspire and educate creating knowledge and opportunity for all.
TRIUMFs diverse community of nearly 600 multidisciplinary researchers engineers technicians tradespeople staff and students create a unique incubator for Canadian excellence as well as a portal to premier global collaborations. Fueling innovation and improving lives we are committed to accelerating discovery and shaping a better world.
BASIC FUNCTION:
Support professional engineering activities Target and Ion Sources Department in an experienced role and take ownership of design refurbishment operation and improvements of major accelerator target technology systems requiring nuclear accelerator process automation engineering experience.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides professional leadership for nuclear target systems within the Targets and Ion Sources Department.
- Provides design oversight expert advice and handson support proactively to site wide accelerator target systems.
- Provides leadership for target and ion source development within the TRIUMF TIS department.
- Takes ownership of remote handling and target system processes and proactively proposes and integrates improvements and refurbishments.
- Proactively addresses safety concerns and takes initiative to guarantee compliance to regulations and TRIUMFs nuclear operation license.
- Work can include
- System owner of complex infrastructure leading breakfix proactive maintenance strategy upgrades and longterm projects
- Supervises and/or conducts target systems designs mechanical simulations prototyping and operation.
- Provides expert oversight of processes and improvements.
- Coordinates support and troubleshooting of online systems
- Leads procurements of complex infrastructure
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
- Individual contributor role with an expectation to provide daytoday leadership to diverse and multidisciplinary teams as part of leading major projects and initiatives.
- Responsible for providing guidance training and mentorship to engineers technicians students and postdocs.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
The position requires:
- Expert understanding of accelerator target technologies remotehandling principles and able to apply them to complex design troubleshooting and operational situations
- Expert knowledge in area of expertise including tasks processes and practises
- Ability to explain/present complex ideas and present clear summaries of work progress/conclusions
- Ability to write design notes or conference papers in support of complex projects
- Ability to network with key industry contacts
NUCLEAR ENERGY WORKER (NEW):
Some work will require access to exclusion areas where there are activated components. The position requires the incumbent to be trained as a NEW. Training will be provided by TRIUMF.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Requires a Masters degree in mechanical engineering and expertise in accelerator target system engineering nuclear process and material engineering remote handling and automation all with demonstrated specialized knowledge and competence at an advanced level.
- 8 years of professional experience or equivalent in accelerator and target systems engineering.
- Professional Engineering designation or eligibility to apply for . designation in British Columbia.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will be given serious consideration and in the case of equal qualifications preference will be given to a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident.
Position type:
PermanentHours per week:
35Total Rewards
At TRIUMF we value our employees and are committed to providing a competitive total rewards package. We offer comprehensive benefits that promote the wellbeing and security of our staff and provide an excellent opportunity to grow your career in a highprofile national research facility where you can make a difference.
Salary Range:
$86100.00 $107600.00Benefits Information:
- TRIUMF paid dental extended health vision care emergency travel assistance Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Life Insurance and supplementary Wellness Benefits.
- Excellent Employee Pension Plan
- Disability benefits and optional additional Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Generous time away
- Maternity and paternity leaves and topups
Application closing date:
Apply now and be part of our extraordinary journey.
Learn more about the amazing research and work we do at TRIUMF.
Equity diversity and inclusion are integral to excellence and enhance our ability to create knowledge and opportunity for all. Together we are committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages supports and celebrates the voices of our employees students partners and the people and communities we serve.
As an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity we encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalised on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.
Contact information:
Email:
Phone: 604.222.1047
Fax: 604.222.3791
4004 Wesbrook Mall Vancouver BC V6T 2A3
TRIUMF is located on the traditional ancestral and unceded territory of the xwmkwym (Musqueam) People who for millennia have passed on their culture history and traditions from one generation to the next on this site.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
